| COURSE CODES AND NUMBERING FOR DEGREE
PROGRAMMES |
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Each course offered in the Department is prefixed by one
of the codes BIO, BOT, MCB or ZOO indicating that it is a Biology, Botany,
Microbiology or Zoology course, respectively. This is followed by
four-digit number. The first digit indicates the level or year to which the
course belongs; the second digit denotes the Credit Value/Load of the course
amongst all courses of that particular level e.g. BIO 1201 (Biology; Level
One; Two credits; first level one Biology course). |
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COURSE ASSESSMENT |
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Courses are assessed as follows: |
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Courses with practical components: |
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Continuous Assessment |
20% |
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Practical |
20% |
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Examination |
60% |
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Courses Without practical Components |
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Continuous Assessment |
30% |
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Examination |
70% |
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COURSE
CATEGORIZATION |
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each Degree Programme, courses are categorized as follows: |
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Core Courses:
These are
courses which must be registered and passed before graduation.
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Pre- requisite
courses:
A pre-requisite
course is a course which must be registered and passed prior to taking
another specified course e.g. MCB 2201 is a pre-requisite for MCB 2202.
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Electives:
These
are courses from which a student could select to make for credit
requirement of a particular level.
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REGULATIONS FOR
DEGREE PROGRAMMES |
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The current
general
regulations
of the University (as stipulated in the
Students Handbook) and the
regulations of the Faculty of Science apply. In
addition to these regulations, the following
departmental
regulations also
apply: |
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All level I
students in the Department are required to register 8 credits each of
Biology and Chemistry courses, 6 credits of Mathematics courses (MTH 1301
and MTH 1303) and GSP 1202 (Study Skills). The remaining 8 credits should
be taken from any of the following subjects: Geography, Mathematics or
Physics. However, B.Sc. Microbiology students must register the remaining
8 credits from Physics courses only.
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In addition to the
course courses specific to each Programme at the 200 level, the following
courses are also compulsory for all Level II students of the Department:
GSP 2201 (Foundation of Nigerian Culture), GSP 2202 (Nigerian Government
and Economy), BCH 2301 (Biochemistry I) CSC 2201 (Introduction to
Computer) and CHM 2240 (Organic Chemistry).
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All Level III
students of the Department are required to take BIO 3102 (Filed Course I)
and BIO 3399 (Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme, SIWES).
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In addition to
core courses for each programme at the 400 Level each
final year student
in the Department is required to take the following courses as
pre-requisites for the award of a
degree offered by the Department. BIO
4201 (Review Essay). BIO 4213 (Field Course II) and BIO 4699 (Final Year
Project).
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